Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Zidon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Zidon and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Zidon
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Zidon:
- 34.305939, -83.235987
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Zidon
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Since Zidon is near Madison County and also Banks County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Madison County
- eBird sighting report for Banks County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Zidon ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Bluestone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Bond
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Bowersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowersville
- Bowersville is located in Hart County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowersville <2>
- Daniels Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daniels Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Ferry
- Daniels Ferry is located in Madison County
- Five Points
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Banks County
- Goldmine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Hebron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Hix
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - James Spring ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for James Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Spring
- James Spring is located in Madison County
- Jewelville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jewelville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewelville
- Jewelville is located in Banks County
- Plainview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Red Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Continue List (4 more) ...
- Reeds
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Sandy Cross
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Cross have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Cross
- Sandy Cross is located in Franklin County
- Unity
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Walnut Hill ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Walnut Hill is located in Franklin County
- Reeds
How Far From Zidon to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Zidon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Zidon once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Zidon and extending to:
- Carnesville, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies just to the North.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 76 miles [122.3 km]<4> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Zidon to Atlanta, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 467 miles [751.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,364 miles [10,241.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,066 miles [11,371.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,944 miles [7,956.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Zidon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Zidon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Zidon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3059, Longitude: -83.2360 In this case, the coordinates for Zidon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <6> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Zidon to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.598 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.002 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.696 degrees. |